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PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Total Place and financial flexibility is back on the agenda
By Anna Randle | 10 March 2026
Ahead of New Local’s convention on place-based budgeting next week, Anna Randle says that if the...
REORGANISATION
A spirit of collaboration will ensure the success of LGR in Hampshire
By Gill Kneller | 09 March 2026
Gill Kneller says that from the outside, reorganisation can sometimes look like a competition, 'y...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation is not reform
By Andy Begley | 09 March 2026
Reflecting on reorganisation, Andrew Begley says before a map is redrawn or another structure cha...
REORGANISATION
LGR: Could new area committees bring power closer to communities?
By Sue Bearman | 09 March 2026
Claire Ward and Sue Bearman say LGR offers a real chance to enhance a sense of place. But they ad...
IPPR NORTH
Devolution must be felt tangibly by communities
By Zoe Billingham | 05 March 2026
Government and local authorities should use the ongoing process of reorganisation to revive democ...
ADCS
Why we must respond to online risks
By Rachael Wardell | 05 March 2026
Adults, practitioners, parents and policy-makers must engage actively with the challenges and ris...
FINANCE
Reset or risk for SEND?
By William Burns | 05 March 2026
The Government’s long-awaited White Paper on major reforms to England’s SEND system is committed ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Three wishes to transform children's care needs
By John Pearce | 05 March 2026
There are challenges endemic across children’s care nearly four years on from the MacAlister revi...
EMPLOYMENT
The overlooked NEETs: the policy gap we can no longer ignore
By Julie Leonard | 04 March 2026
Shaw Trust is set to launch an innovation trial in partnership with the West London Alliance targ...
HEALTH
Turbo-charging neighbourhood health
By Nick Kemp | 04 March 2026
Cllr Nick Kemp says three fundamental shifts are needed in order to get serious about neighbourho...
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- McMahon: Legislation to protect city status 'where necessary'
- Fresh equal pay warning
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Changing places, not just boundaries: what's missing from the LGR announcement
- Devolution expansion: Can 10 new strategic authorities be delivered by 2028?
Executive Director of Finance and Assets (Section 151 Officer)
£161,239–£177,363
You will also lead a more strategic approach to West Surrey’s assets, income and commercial activity. Apply for this job
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
- McMahon: Legislation to protect city status 'where necessary'
- Fresh equal pay warning
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Changing places, not just boundaries: what's missing from the LGR announcement
- Devolution expansion: Can 10 new strategic authorities be delivered by 2028?
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